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GREAT SHIPS of 2022

YUAN RUI YANG

World’s ? rst dual fuel LNG powered VLCC

The world’s ? rst LNG dual-fuel VLCC them, Yuan Rui nautical miles, with a combined endurance for fuel and gas of

Yang, was delivered in February 2022 from Dalian Shipbuild- 24,000 nautical miles. It makes the design energy ef? ciency ing Industry Company (DSIC) for COSCO, classed by China index (EEDI) about 39.3 percent lower than the baseline value.

Classi? cation Society (CCS). CCS has further awarded class notations for the ship includ-

The Yuan Rui Yang will be operated by COSCO Shipping ing Natural Gas Fuel, i-Ship(E) for ship intelligent energy ef? -

Energy Transportation Company and measures 333- x 60-m ciency, Green Ship I and NEC (III) for NOx emission control. It with a molded depth of 30.5 m. Using LNG as its main fuel, is designed with the C-type storage tanks, which are two 3,500 it is equipped with the dual-fuel engine, power generators and cbm LNG low-temperature storage tanks with completely in- boiler. In gas mode, the ship’s endurance can reach 12,000 dependent intellectual property rights obtained for the vessel.

AET took delivery of

EAGLE CAMPOS

Eagle Campos, the ? rst of another three Suez- max Dynamic Positioning

Suezmax DP2 Shuttle Tanker (DP2) Shuttle Tankers purpose built for long- term charter to Brazil

Shipping I Limited, a whol- ly owned indirect subsidiary of Shell. Eagle Campos’ two sister vessels are currently under construction at the Hyundai Heavy

Industries (HHI) in Ulsan, South Korea.

In collaboration with HHI, DNV and Ea- glestar, this 153,000 DWT DP2 vessel has been built to Shell’s technical requirements for DP2 shuttle tankers in Brazil and will operate to the highest operational and environmental stan- dards, including full compliance with IMO NOx Tier 3 and SOx emission requirements. Eagle Campos is classed with DNV and equipped with electrical-driven Vari- able Frequency Drive (VFD) cargo pumps and high-power thrusters for enhanced fuel ef? ciency and fully capable of operating in weather condi- tions expected for their class. The eco-ef? cient vessel is also ? tted with energy-saving devices such as the Hi Pre-Swirl Duct and Rudder Bulb for improved propulsion ef? ciency and is already EEDI Phase 2 compliant before the regulations come into effect.

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